Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon on historic mission
HOUSTON: Four Artemis astronauts were zooming towards the Moon on Thursday after a major engine firing, a milestone that commits Nasa to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than h…
Kazakhstan releases endangered saker falcons in restoration drive
ALMATY: With a loud thwack of their wings, the falcons took flight, quickly soaring high above the rocky desert landscape of Altyn-Emel National Park in southeastern Kazakhstan.T…
OFA unveils National Projects to boost game in Oman
MUSCAT: The Oman Football Association (OFA) unveiled a series of national development projects aimed at enhancing the football landscape in the Sultanate of Oman. The initiatives f…
Oman bourse aims to boost access, transparency and global appeal
MUSCAT: The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) is advancing its ambition to evolve into a deeper, more dynamic capital market supporting Oman’s economic transformation, according to its C…
US Army chief of staff to step down
Washington- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has asked General Randy George to step down as chief of staff of the US Army, an official said Thursday.The official, who spoke on con…
Bridges, electric power plants in Iran are the next targets: Trump
Washington – US President Donald Trump has threatened tougher attacks on Iran’s infrastructure again, writing on his Truth Social platform that the US military had “not even start…
UNSC delays vote on force to protect Hormuz
The UN Security Council has postponed a vote scheduled for Friday on authorizing the use of “defensive” force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, acco…
How Trump boxed himself in on Iran
WASHINGTON — More than a month into a war that he insists will come to an end within two or three weeks, President Donald Trump has put himself in a strategic box from which he is…
Brent jumps 8% after Trump vows more attacks
U.S. oil prices settled more than 11% higher, and Brent soared nearly 8% on Thursday in volatile trading, as traders worried about prolonged disruptions to oil supply the day aft…
UN chief warns world on ‘edge of a wider war’
UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday that the Middle East conflict risked spiralling into a wider war, as he called for an immediate halt to US-Israeli strikes on Iran and…